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Acanthocephala (proper noun)
A class of phylum of extended wormlike parasites; spiny-headed worms: Jack read about the Acanthocephala whose members use their retractile proboscis with hooked spines to attach themselves to the intestines of vertebrates.
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acantho-, acanth-, -acanth, -acanths, -acanthid, -acanthous
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